Affordable Housing Resources

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted a countywide urgency ordinance temporarily prohibiting evictions of residential and commercial real property tenants in Contra Costa County impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and establishing a moratorium on rent increases. Click here for more information).

If you are a tenant and feel like you are being unfairly evicted and/or your eviction notice is in violation of the eviction moratorium, please call Bay Area Legal Aid (BALA) at 800- 551-5554 and ECHO Housing at 510-581-9380 or 855- ASK-ECHO.

Renter Resources

NOTE - Contra Costa County does not own or manage affordable housing rental apartments and does not provide housing placement services.

• List of Affordable/Subsidized Rental Units (PDF) - Provided here is a list of known affordable or subsidized multiple family rental units in Contra Costa County. Please call each building manager for the application or waiting list procedures.
• Interactive Affordable Rental Housing Map - Interactive web application to find affordable rentals in Contra Costa County
• Contra Costa County Housing Authority
• Counseling (including housing assistance) for persons with HIV/AIDS

Homeless or At Risk of Homelessness Resources

• Call 211, and indicate that you are currently homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to be referred to the most appropriate programs

Homeowner Resources

• Neighborhood Preservation Program - Home Rehabilitation Assistance for low and moderate income homeowners.
• Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley (Home Repair) - Repairs, valued up to $10,000, for eligible low-income mobile homeowners to address health and safety deficiencies.
  
• Weatherization program

First-Time Homebuyer Resources

• First-Time Homebuyer Guide (US Department of Housing and Urban Development)
• FAQs for Below Market Rate Homebuyers (PDF)
• Mortgage Credit Certificate Program
• CALHFA (California Housing Finance Agency) - Homebuyer loans, down payment assistance, first-time homebuyer, and other programs offered by the State of California
• First Home, Inc - myHomeGateway (Homebuyer Counseling Service)

Income and Rent Limits

• 2020 HOME Income Limits (PDF)
• 2020 CDBG Income Limits (PDF)
• 2020 HOME Rent Limits (PDF)
• 2020 Utility Allowance (PDF)
• 2021 HOME Income Limits (PDF)
• 2021 CDBG Income Limits (PDF)
• 2021 HOME Rent Limits (PDF)
• 2021 Utility Allowance (PDF)